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MakeITfair 13 December 2010

makeITfair is a multilingual website focusing on consumer electronics industry, raising consumers’ awareness about the labour abuses and environmental problems around the world, and providing information and tools to mobilize citizen action to improve the situation. makeITfair researches co...

Guide to Greener Electronics 12 December 2010

The guide ranks top electronics manufacturers (personal computers, mobile phones, TVs and games consoles) according to their policies on toxic chemicals, recycling and climate change. Updated quarterly. The guide aims to get these companies to: * Clean up their products by eliminating hazardo...

Solving the E-waste Problem (StEP)
Solving the E-waste Problem (StEP) 12 December 2010

Solving the E-waste Problem (StEP) is a joint science-based initiative of several UN organisations and coordinated by the United Nations University. StEP’s work is organised in task force groups, including members from industry, academia, government and NGOs, according to the five principle...

Call2Recycle
Call2Recycle 11 December 2010

Call2Recycle is a free collection programme for mobile phones and rechargeable batteries, active since 1994. It operates through a network of 30 000 drop-off locations, such as hospitals, universities, retailers, public institutions and communities, in Canada and the United States. All collected ...

e-waste guide
e-waste guide 11 December 2010

E-waste guide.info is a Swiss-initiated knowledge base for sustainable e-waste recycling. Contains e-waste case studies from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America, e-waste facts: hazardous substances, valuable substances, e-waste quantities, state-of-the-art and hazardous recycling technologies,...

Basel Action Network
Basel Action Network 11 December 2010

The Basel Action Network (BAN) is a non-governmental organisation which focuses on the devastating impacts of toxic trade from an environmental justice perspective, advocates for banning waste trade, and for promoting green and democratic design of consumer products. Initiator of the e-Stewards p...

Green Choice
Green Choice 11 December 2010

Green Choice is an information website offering green tips for the office, home, etc. Contains basic information about e-waste issues in China and some tips. A joint project of Global Village of Beijing (GVB) , China Environment and Sustainable Development Reference and Research Centre (CESDRRC) ...

Digital Solidarities, Communication Policy and Multi-stakeholder Global Governance
Digital Solidarities, Communication Policy and Multi-stakeholder Global Governance 10 December 2010 Marc Raboy, Normand Landry, Jeremy Shtern

In 2003 and 2005, the fisrt phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) took place, taking care of information and communication issues. Although this first phase was undoubtedly important in respect to internet governance, information and communication rights, it was not enough t...

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